Twenty-Eight

Twenty-Eight

“The first-first thing you will need to do is find a suitable source of wind energy. Luckily you seem to have-have some aptitude.” Shaeula gestured at the faint wisps of wind energy that surrounded me, still there from where I had slain her Kamaitachi. To which I’m feeling kind of guilty now I know her better, even though I shouldn’t as it was either them or me...

“If we return to where-where my Territory was we will find-find a rich elemental wind blowing. You will need-need to absorb the wind inside you and guide it to your heart Chakra, for the heart is the Chakra that-that guides wind and its related elements. However, without a full understanding of the wind, you will not-not be able to attune your Chakra, to create the elemental energies yourself.” She finished her explanation, expecting a response.

Knowledge of the wind? I reckon I know plenty about it, although maybe not in a mystical sense...

“All right, and then?” I asked.

“That-that is all you need to do. It sounds simple does it not-not, but the simplest things are often the most difficult. Once your heart Chakra is attuned and creating wind it will grow-grow with use, and you can also strengthen it by absorbing rare wind energies and making them yours-yours. If you are diligent, you may even-even gain a unique wind like my fortunate winds.”

“That’s the one you blessed me with before, right? The one that you said magnifies luck?” I asked, intrigued. This could aid the plan I was slowly putting together in my head.

“Indeed-indeed.” she agreed. “The stronger one’s luck, the more-more there is to magnify and the greater Fortune one has. It also helps one to know when their Fortune is at its peak-peak, and if one acts then good things are sure-sure to happen.”

Yes, this is definitely going to help. My Fortune had increased when I became a Fae-Bonded, so with it enhanced, to say nothing of the knowledge of peak luck... I couldn’t help myself, I started grinning, which confused Shaeula a little.

“Should you start-start to form such an ability, wind energies will also accumulate in your lunar Chakra, as that-that is the Chakra that governs unique powers.” She sniffed then, looking at me harshly. “Of course, with your-your feeble lunar node, asking for such might be too much good fortune, even-even with my help.”

“Don’t be like that...” I laughed, ruffling her furry head again, ignoring her weak protests. “I’ll get it sorted with your assistance. It’s a miracle I owe to you I even have it, I don’t think humans were meant to possess a lunar Chakra.”

“Bah, I know how-how these things work.” she protested once more, as we moved towards her old Territory in the park. Wind energy was visible in the air around us as a faint haze, flowing out from the dungeon in visible streams, winding high into the dark, false light of the Boundary skies. Now that I knew what I was looking for it was quite the pretty sight.

That makes sense. It’s the difference between a gun that only holds a few rounds of ammunition, and a laser that can create and fire its own bolts. “So how do I proceed?”

Gazing upon me with her mystic eyes she took quite some time to answer. When she did it was with a long sigh. “Your drawing of the wind-wind is passable. With time and the improvement of your Chakra network you will surely grow more-more adept. But to generate the wind... only-only superb knowledge of the wind will allow this, as well as a deep link-link with your heart. You must feel-feel the wind as a part of you!”

“So, can you share your knowledge with me?” I asked. “Surely that would help speed me along.”

“I can-can and I will, but knowledge told is less effective than knowledge you learn-learn yourself. Profound insight is required and such insights do not-not come easily.”

“Well, at least we can’t do too much other than gather ether while we wait for our Territory Anchor to upgrade.” I replied. “While we are doing that I’ll be more than happy to listen to all you know. If I can master the wind I think not only will it make me stronger, I think it can help with the next stage of my expansion plan.”

“Expansion plan-plan? No, never mind. I shall impart all-all of my royal wisdom to you. You had better be-be grateful that you are receiving teaching directly from a princess who is a master of the wind-wind!”

For the next few hours I listened intently to her insights as we hunted what we could to gather ether. Unfortunately other than the occupied Territories around us pickings were slim due to the great work Shaeula and her kin had done clearing out anything they could defeat, but I did gain some valuable insights on the feel of wind and how it was born, grown and used. Unfortunately her knowledge on what the elemental energy actually was seemed lacking.

“I think I’m going to return to the Material now.” I advised her, after we had spent quite a while finding little to hunt but the odd lesser spirit or mutant insect. “We can’t do much right now, and I want to master the wind as soon as possible. I’m going to gain some insights.”

“Very well-well.” Shaeula agreed. “Work hard, and we shall do the same-same and gather enough ether so that more of my kin can return. We shall also protect your Territory while-while it slumbers.”

I ruffled her head again before I departed. “I’ll do that.”

And with that I returned to my room on the Material plane, filled with both wind energy and enthusiasm...